Bahrain Grand Prix - Free Practice Three

3rd & 7 37yd

That's three tenths quicker than Rosberg's benchmark.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:24:21 PM
all of the running so far today has taken place on the medium compound tyres.

by F1world 4/18/2015 12:25:14 PM
@F1world: Yes, and it will stay that way I imagine. No point wasting a set of option tyres in unrepresentative conditions like this.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:25:35 PM
Raikkonen has gone fastest with a 1:36.973.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:25:46 PM
For those wondering, it seems that Turn 1 moment, and Maldonado's errant monkey seat, jeopardised Hamilton's quick lap so that's why he's currently 13th and six seconds off the pace.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:26:16 PM
Crashdonado has been a good boy of late. 34 days, 7 hours, 20 minutes sense last crach

by Reno_Richter 4/18/2015 12:26:29 PM
@Reno_Richter: That's very generous, he was spinning all over the place in China.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:26:48 PM
Bottas moves into P3, three tenths off Raikkonen's benchmark.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:26:58 PM
Raikkonen is showing his class, perhaps he should have No.1 status at Ferrari

by AdiosAyrton 4/18/2015 12:27:09 PM
What was last year's fastest lap in FP2? Just to compare with this year.

by Michael Bialocur 4/18/2015 12:27:24 PM
@MichaelBialocur: Hamilton's 1:34.325.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:27:53 PM
Kvyat has only managed tenth but Ricciardo is on a hot lap of his own. Remember this race last year, when he asked Red Bull to move Vettel out of the way.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:28:31 PM
Ricciardo runs wide out of Turn 12, the top of the hill.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:28:39 PM
stats from hasmaldonadocrashedtoday.com

by Reno_Richter 4/18/2015 12:28:41 PM
One of the best websites on the net.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:28:51 PM
Ricciardo can only manage 1:46.964, which leaves him down in 18th, after that moment at the top of the hill.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:29:29 PM
Oh, we have a Red Bull in the gravel, it's Kvyat on the exit of Turn 4, facing the wrong way.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:29:44 PM
Odd place to spin, that. The steering wheel is off and the Russian is climbing out of the car.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:30:13 PM
Since Nate only has two arms, why don't we have a lottery to determine who is the ESPNF1 timing intern of the week?

by mfbull 4/18/2015 12:30:17 PM
Tell Daniel, try the pedal on the right

by stekay 4/18/2015 12:30:52 PM
Looks like a driver error, there.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:31:04 PM
Pls, can Bernie make sure we get points for FP's?? Coz Kimi seems to like all FP's but not qualys'..

by jee` 4/18/2015 12:31:11 PM
Yellow flags in sector one, but no red flags.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:31:20 PM
Kvyat is having such rotten luck, i hope it changes soon for him.

by Efranov 4/18/2015 12:31:22 PM
I'd wager some crosswinds at Turn 4 contributed to that but not a great moment for Kvyat.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:32:04 PM
Is Kvyat earning his keep so far?

by I'm a Red Bull 4/18/2015 12:32:08 PM
We now have red flags.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:32:28 PM
The tractor is out to remove Kvyat's car.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:33:06 PM
Tyre usage: we'll probably see the medium for most of this session. Not much sense in a qualifying simulation #BahrainGP

by Pirelli Motorsport via twitter 4/18/2015 12:33:37 PM
@Nate , do you think Mercs are sandbagging??Nico is abt 4 tenths sower than Kimi on the same tyre.

by jee1 4/18/2015 12:34:23 PM
@jee1: Not really. Headline times don't really mean anything in this session.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:34:33 PM
McLaren is quickly facing the same a similar scenario where Alonso is quickly outperforming his teammate

by Rodster 4/18/2015 12:34:40 PM
Seems a tractor may be a better option than the Red Bulls at the moment.

by Griffo 4/18/2015 12:34:41 PM
@Griffo: And by lifting Kvyat's car out of the gravel, it has given Red Bull wings.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:34:56 PM
The session is green again.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:35:08 PM
Instead of Kvyat , Jev was better option for the Redbulls

by Saurabh 4/18/2015 12:35:21 PM
PROVISIONAL CLASSIFICATION (30 MINS) - Here are the times so far, with everyone in the pits #FP3 #BahrainGP http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CC3-cO0UsAE0rXR.jpg

by Formula 1 via twitter 4/18/2015 12:35:59 PM
@ Rodster, Alonso always outperforms his team mate, be it qualification or race...be it Ferrari or Mcleren

by JJA 4/18/2015 12:36:18 PM
There's 24 minutes left in this session, so that F1 tweet is a little out of date but most of the headline times remain unchanged.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:36:42 PM
JEV is doing really well in Formula E. hes had a few problems, but hes been right there.

by Efranov 4/18/2015 12:36:55 PM
Lots of sloppy laps out there so far today. I would say none of the top four nailed a perfect lap.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:37:32 PM
Nate, what's holding up Alonso?

by Phoenix 4/18/2015 12:37:34 PM
@Phoenix: No word from McLaren.

by Nate Saunders 4/18/2015 12:37:40 PM
Lots of radio chatter between drivers and engineers after those runs. Still plenty of work to do to get both happy out there #BahrainGP

by Mercedes-AMG F1 via twitter 4/18/2015 12:38:06 PM
@I'm a Red Bull: I'd say Kvyat is going to be out of his seat at the end of the year if he doesn't pick it up...but actually it probably won't matter, unless he beats DannyRic, Jumbo is moving up...

by mfbull 4/18/2015 12:38:12 PM

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